Mirian Gom

Gom Mirian AHR Senior Correspondent, has over 8 years’ experience reporting on health, crime, education, investigations, and development issues across Nigeria and Africa. With dual degrees in Economics, she combines analytical skill with compelling storytelling. Widely recognised for her public health and humanitarian reporting, she earned a Nestlé Award nomination for compelling human-interest journalism. Follow her on Twitter @mirian_linus.

NCDC Sends Dialysis Machines to Five States Battling Lassa Fever Dialysis machines deployed to Nigerian hospitals for severe Lassa fever treatment

Dialysis machines deployed to Nigerian hospitals for severe Lassa fever treatment

NCDC Sends Dialysis Machines to Five States Battling Lassa Fever

Mirian Gom February 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens its response to severe Lassa fever cases as the Nigeria Centre for...

Army Screens Fallen Soldiers’ Children for Nationwide Education Sponsorship Nigerian Army officials conduct education sponsorship screening

Nigerian Army officials conduct education sponsorship screening

Army Screens Fallen Soldiers’ Children for Nationwide Education Sponsorship

Mirian Gom February 19, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Army announces a nationwide verification exercise for children of deceased personnel under...

Nigeria Joins Global Digital Trust Network as NgREN Enters eduGAIN NgREN and eduGAIN logos symbolising Nigeria’s integration into global research digital identity infrastructure

NgREN and eduGAIN logos symbolising Nigeria’s integration into global research digital identity infrastructure

Nigeria Joins Global Digital Trust Network as NgREN Enters eduGAIN

Mirian Gom February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian researchers and universities have secured a major boost in global digital collaboration following...

Kenya to Roll Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Drug in March Kenyan health workers prepare rollout of new HIV prevention drug

Kenya to Roll Out Twice-Yearly HIV Prevention Drug in March

Mirian Gom February 18, 2026

NAIROBI – Kenya prepares to deploy a new long-acting HIV-prevention drug across 15 priority counties, marking a...

Nigeria Boosts Diagnostics as 11 Labs Earn Global Accreditation Medical laboratory in Nigeria meeting ISO 15189 quality standards

Nigeria Boosts Diagnostics as 11 Labs Earn Global Accreditation

Mirian Gom February 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens diagnostic reliability as 11 medical laboratories receive ISO 15189:2022 accreditation, a move...

Nigeria Enforces Eight-Year Tenure Rule, Orders Directors’ Exit Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

Nigeria Enforces Eight-Year Tenure Rule, Orders Directors’ Exit

Mirian Gom February 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health orders the immediate disengagement of directors who have spent...

Women Stage Rally Demanding Reserved Legislative Seats in Nigeria National Assembly Complex in Abuja, symbol of Nigerian politics and the shifting fortunes of Enugu West after Ike Ekweremadu.